BMW's Art Car showcase

BMW's Art Car celebrated its world premiere on November 30th. The 19th vehicle of the BMW Art Car Collection was designed by American master of conceptual art, John Baldessari. The car was showcased at this year's Art Basel at the Botanical Gardens at Miami Beach. The BMW M6 GTLM, a race car with a speed of up to 300 km/h, depending on the race track, and 585 hp, will be on public display until the closing of Art Basel. "Considering the car as an icon of contemporary life, my concept for the BMW Art Car turned out playfully satirical, but it also highlights some of the trademark ideas that I use. So you can say, the BMW Art Car is definitely a typical Baldessari and the fastest artwork I ever created," said Baldessari. Following the 40-year tradition of BMW Art Cars, the rolling sculpture will then prove itself on the race track of Rolex 24 at DAYTONA on January 28 and 29, 2017. Bill Auberlen (US), Alexander Sims (GB), Augusto Farfus (BR) and Bruno Spengler (CA) will take turns in driving the BMW Art Car next year. Since 1975, international artists, such as Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons, have been creating BMW Art Cars on the basis of contemporary BMW automobiles.